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La Placita

February 26, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER/CERTIFICATE ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED . INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH RELATED TO DISEASES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OF KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL HAVE PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITUS OR FECAL MATTER ONTO SURFACES IN THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    code 5Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE WITH A PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN
    code 16
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED PORK STORED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 124.4F. EXCEPT FOR PREPARATION, COOKING OR COOLING, OR WHEN TIME IS USED AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL, TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL BE MAINTAINED. OWNER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CONSOLIDATION WITH THE BELOW CITATION
    code 21
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CHORIZO AND CHICHARRON OUT OF TEMPERATURE. CHORIZO AND CHICHARRON WERE RAW STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. EXCEPT FOR PREPARATION, COOKING OR COOLING, OR WHEN TIME IS USED AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL, TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL BE MAINTAINED. OWNER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 76LBS OF CHICHARRON, 12LBS OF CHORIZO. TOTAL VALUE PER OWNER IS $471.00 AND TOTAL OF 98 LBS(INCLUDING COOKED PORK IN ABOVE VIOLATION) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS IN THE REAR DISPLAY COOLER AND FRONT PREP COOLER. READY TO EAT TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES , SOLD, OR DISCARDED WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    code 23
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH AN APPROXIMATE 1 INCH GAP ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT IT IS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PESTS
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CARD BOARD USED AS SHELF LINERS AND ON THE FLOORS USED AS MATS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
    code 47
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 31, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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